A beloved NPC in Baldur’s Gate 3 can escape his grisly fate with Dark Urges, his future revealed in a letter that few players will have the opportunity to see.
Choosing to play as the Dark Impulses in Baldur’s Gate 3 gives the player countless opportunities to commit horrific crimes. However, the murder of Alfira, the Tieffeline Bard who joined the group in their camp only to die the same evening, shocked many.
It is possible to prevent Alfira’s death, which then causes her to send a thank you letter to the player. This addition occurs during the epilogue scene, the moment during which the letter arrives in your camp.
A discussion of this famous letter was posted on the Baldur’s Gate 3 Reddit, where it is described as “probably the rarest letter in the game”.
Here is the content of the letter:
“I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve started this letter, so I’m just going to jump right in.
I learned about you and what you had to overcome. I saw the urge to kill in your eyes when you looked at me – but you contained yourself, didn’t you?
I’m not going to tell you where I am (for obvious reasons), but I’m safe. I am happy. And I’m not wasting a second of the life you spared.
THANKS.
With love and forgiveness,
Alfira”
Alfira’s murder deeply affected fans, with many rooting for her addition as a new member of the group. Many players have therefore discovered this letter with wonder, and the fact that it is possible to spare the bard.
“I love playing as Dark Impulses but I think Alfira is a really awesome and well-written supporting character, so this warms my cold, dead, Bhaal-filled little heart,” one fan wrote. Another said: “I’m not crying, you’re the one crying.”
“How did you get this letter?” asked a fan, “I felt so bad killing Alfira. I hope her death is non-canonical and that she will appear again in another game, novel, or whatever.”
Not everyone was happy about the existence of the letter. “It just makes me sad that there’s no DLC,” one fan joked, “Now we’ll never be able to find her and finish the job.”
Larian has confirmed that there will be no DLC for Baldur’s Gate 3 or any significant content updates. This implies that the story will likely not further develop Alfira’s role beyond the new epilogues. We will have to be satisfied with the possibility of saving her from the Dark Impulses and then allowing her to lead a normal life.
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